This Bay Area Aerial Firefighter Has Fought Some of the Worst Wildfires on Record

Tracy Zedeck keeps notes about every wildfire she’s ever helped fight as an aerial firefighter in three dark-brown, weathered logbooks. She stores the books in a small bag along with a bracelet of charms she collected overseas as a child. As her most cherished belongings, they are stashed near her front door so that if there is a fire nearby while she’s away, a neighbor can rescue them for her.